Atalanta captain Marten de Roon assures ‘the door is at all times open’ for Ademola Lookman if , and remembers the final time they confronted Paris Saint-Germain.
The Champions League conflict kicks off at Parc des Princes on Wednesday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
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Ederson, Gianluca Scamacca and Mitchel Bakker are out injured, however for not having the suitable focus in coaching after failing to power by way of a summer season exit to Inter.
epa11906162 Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman reacts after failing to attain from the penalty spot through the UEFA Champions League knockout part play-offs 2nd leg match between Atalanta BC and Membership Brugge KV on the Bergamo Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, 18 February 2025. EPA-EFE/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA
As captain, did De Roon communicate on to the ahead about this case?
“I didn’t disturb him. I don’t wish to dissipate an excessive amount of power over this case. We’re targeting the squad and the gamers who’re right here,”
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“We’re right here and the door is at all times open.”
De Roon hopes for higher recollections towards PSG
TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 09: Marten de Roon of Atalanta celebrates scoring his staff’s second objective with teammates through the Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta on the Allianz Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Atalanta famously have been minutes away from knocking Paris Saint-Germain out of the Champions League quarter-final in 2020 throughout a truncated match as a result of pandemic, however have been circled in stoppages.
“I don’t like remembering that match. It was a really totally different environment, with out anybody within the stands, it was a tragic interval. At present it’s completely totally different, this excellent stadium can be full and we face the very best staff in Europe, which was not the case again then.
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“They’ve loads of high quality and tempo, so we’ll want the suitable starvation and dedication to get a consequence. It’s at all times doable, the ball is spherical and we begin from 0-0, but it surely’s powerful.
“PSG have gained virtually the whole lot it was doable to win final season. Nonetheless, we now have already performed in some troublesome stadiums and proved we’re as much as the duty, so now we wish to show it for the primary time below Ivan Juric. We’d like satisfaction and grit to tackle the very best in Europe.”
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Juric is the brand new coach at Atalanta after 9 years of Gian Piero Gasperini, and though there are actually similarities of their tactical approaches, there are variations too.
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“I pressed greater than typical towards Pisa and Parma, however he asks issues that we all know learn how to do. We’d like somewhat endurance, because it gained’t be straightforward after 9 years of getting the identical coach,” added De Roon.
“Europe at all times offers us one thing particular, it’s a lesson of tempo and depth. We are able to win, lose or draw, however the essential factor is to be taught from the expertise and take all that with us to Serie A. We should take pleasure in this problem.”